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June 3, 2016

Thousands of Peruvian pilgrims attend Snow Star Festival

Tens of thousands of pilgrims crowd an Andean valley, with dancers in multi-layered skirts and musicians with drums and flutes performing non-stop over three days.

June 3, 2016

With new tactics, Taliban gain ground in south Afghanistan

In the rugged terrain of the Taliban heartland in southern Afghanistan, the fight against Kabul has become a war for control of key stretches of main roads and highways as the insurgents use a new tactic to gain ground.

June 3, 2016

Carter: Military will learn from 2 fatal training accidents

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the military will attempt to learn from the tragic loss of life in two incidents Thursday -- one in Texas, the other in Tennessee -- since both involved safety issues in training.

June 3, 2016

Mexico's dominant PRI a contender even in struggling states

It looks like party time in Veracruz.

June 3, 2016

Venezuela police repel rare protest near presidential palace

Venezuelan police have repelled a group of protesters who made a run for the presidential palace in Caracas.

June 2, 2016

Report questions whether Puerto Rico debt issued illegally

A commission created to audit Puerto Rico's debt is questioning the legality of government-issued bonds and says the U.S. territory might not be responsible for paying part of the money owed.

June 2, 2016

23 arrested in Guatemala campaign finance case

Twenty-three people were arrested Thursday on charges related to the alleged illegal financing of the political party that carried former President Otto Perez Molina to power, Guatemalan authorities said.

June 2, 2016

Labour's Corbyn says he would veto US-EU trade deal

British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has urged voters to remain in the European Union — but slammed the bloc's planned trade deal with the United States, saying it threatens employment rights and hands power to "giant corporations." Corbyn says his Labour Party will veto the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership if it forms a government.

June 2, 2016

Mexican suspect confesses to kidnapping soccer player

The first suspect charged in the kidnapping of Mexican soccer player Alan Pulido has given a statement to prosecutors confessing to the crime.

June 2, 2016

Peruvian court approves extradition to US of ex-soccer boss

Peru's Supreme Court has cleared the way for the extradition to the U.S. of the country's former soccer boss for his alleged involvement in multibillion-dollar FIFA bribery scandal involving marketing and broadcasting rights.